EP159 生日快乐 Happy Birthday

 Chinese 101: How to say “Happy birthday” in Chinese

 

Grammar: 从 as "from" (Time or Event)

 

Language Tips：Understanding“大人”and “小人”in Chinese culture

 

Song: 王力宏《大城小爱》Big city, small love by Leehom Wong

 

Dialogue:

 

A：祝你十八岁生日快乐！

 

Zhù nǐ shí bā suì shēng rì kuài lè ！

 

Happy 18th birthday to you!

 

B：谢谢！从今天起，我就是个大人了。

 

Xiè xiè ！cóng jīn tiān qǐ ，wǒ jiù shì gè dà rén le 。

 

Thanks ! From today, I’m an adult now.

 

Words & expressions:

 

【祝】zhù：wish, congratulate

 

【岁】suì: age

 

【生日】shēng rì: birthday

 

【快乐】kuài lè: happy

 

【今天】jīn tiān: today

 

【大人】dà rén: adult